Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, because "it's ours." Who owns the Gulf?

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Mexico again Tuesday boasting that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico in retaliation for his issues with Mexico.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shared an image of a cute little “hitchhiker” found while collecting coral samples in the Gulf of Mexico. “Oh. My. Goodness. WOW,” researchers said in a Jan. 7 Instagram post accompanying a video of what they jokingly called the “cutest, spikiest, tiniest little crab in the world.”

President-elect Donald Trump said renaming the gulf is "appropriate," blasting Mexico for the migrants crossing the southern border.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, during a news conference from Mar-a-Lago the Gulf of Mexico will be getting a new name. "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring," Trump said. "The Gulf of America, what a beautiful name, and it's appropriate" Trump said.

President-elect Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he planned to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” one of several foreign policy proposals that left world leaders reeling. “It has a beautiful ring,” he said of the proposed name change for the body of water that borders several U.S. and Mexican states.

President-elect Donald Trump says that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”

As Trump calls for Gulf of Mexico to be renamed, petitions still circulate to rename NY's Donald J. Trump State Park.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces legislation to rename Gulf of Mexico "Gulf of America" following Trump announcement about changing the name.

It’s rare to see the probability of snow higher in the Golden Triangle than here in the lakes area, but that’s how it’s looking for Monday night and Tuesday.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, catching the booster back at the pad but losing contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights.